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Emma Richardson; Shinichi Nagata; Cynthia Hall; Shigeharu Akimoto – Quest, 2023
There have been increasing calls within critical disability studies to move beyond ethnocentric Global North/Western interpretive lenses, especially when doing work in countries that have historically been oppressed by such cultures. These lenses rarely embrace the unique cultural nuances and social structures of different communities such that…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Physical Education, Inclusion, Educational Philosophy
Ito, Hiroshi; Takeuchi, Shinichi – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2021
The case method (CM) is a powerful instructional tool for promoting active learning and has been encouraged by a number of universities and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan. In this context, the current research examined Japanese university instructors' understanding of this method, their practices in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Active Learning
Williams, Jing A.; Johnson, Mary – Social Studies, 2020
Teaching about the comfort women of World War II offers a compelling case study for the social studies classroom and human rights education. The topic will educate students to become knowledgeable about the larger world and its dark histories that have been omitted or scarcely mentioned in U.S. history textbooks. This article provides high school…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Teaching Methods, Females, War
Shibata, Daisuke – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Context: Although cultural competencies in athletic training education exist, there are limited international athletic training educational opportunities available. Study abroad experiences help students gain international and multicultural perspectives. The lack of study abroad opportunities is more pronounced in non--English-speaking countries.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Training, Study Abroad, College Students
Uematsu-Ervasti, Kiyoko; Kawachi, Kumiko – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2022
Reducing gender disparities in Japan is an urgent issue that requires the attention of multilevel stakeholders, including higher education institutions. Under Sustainable Development Goal 4, target 4.7 calls for educational institutions, including universities, to explore innovative approaches to tackle issues such as gender inequality. The…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sustainable Development, Global Approach, Study Abroad
Sakurai, Yusuke – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2022
This article examines how students' subject knowledge acquired in short-term international courses (SICs) developed while engaging in university studies in the year following their SICs. It also explores factors associated with their engagement and disengagement. Two interviews with a 1-year interval with 25 students revealed their transformations…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Course Content, Knowledge Level
Derible, Albéric; Wiel, Éric – JALT CALL Journal, 2022
The current study focuses on an e-learning platform called Furago designed to provide language instructors with exercises complementing activities already implemented in their classes. Its objective was to assess the impact the use of Furago could have on the listening skills of first-year Japanese university students. Statistical analyses that…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
Nagao, Akiko – TESL-EJ, 2022
This mixed-methods study explored the effects of employing a genre-based approach (GBA) to descriptive report writing on the understanding of text structure and ideational, interpersonal and textual meanings among Japanese university students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) over a 15-week course divided into three units. Applied within a…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Literary Genres, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Jodoin, Joshua John – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of education for sustainable development (ESD) approaches in English as a foreign language (EFL) in Japanese higher education. Design/methodology/approach: A content and language integrated learning (CLIL) University-level course was run over two separate semesters--the first as a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Sustainable Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hanzawa, Keiko – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2018
This longitudinal study examined whether and to what extent the production of voice onset time (VOT) for /p/, /t/, and /k/ in English was improved in second language (L2) learners by enrolment in a content-based instruction (CBI) program at a Japanese university. Measures of VOTs were elicited at the beginning, middle, and end of the academic year…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Instruction
Chichon, Jagon P. – Journal of English as an International Language, 2018
A multi-method approach was used to understand the attitudes of English Language Teachers working in universities in Japan to first language use (L1) in the second language (L2) classroom. Findings indicate that instructors recognise the benefits of the L1 and have awareness of current empirical findings, though, their approach is highly dependent…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Language Proficiency
In'nami, Yo; Koizumi, Rie – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
Despite the wide use of language tests as a basis for awarding English language course credits at Japanese universities, little has been published about how universities set policies on awarding credits according to external test scores. To narrow this gap, the characteristics of such policies were investigated in relation to the EIKEN Test in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Ito, Yukiko – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study focuses on how elementary school students learn and think about the development and sustainability of Japanese traditional crafts through a CLIL lesson. The Japanese Course of Study (MEXT, 2017) emphasizes the importance of fostering regionalism and the development of Japanese traditional culture. This plays a significant role in global…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Yamada, Kiyomi – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
This study investigated, by means of an ethnographic approach, what exactly occurs when Japanese novice writers are socialized into the undergraduate thesis genre and how the processes differ among disciplines. Data were collected from 10 undergraduate students enrolled in various humanities disciplines at two Japanese universities. The study…
Descriptors: Socialization, Theses, Undergraduate Students, Writing (Composition)
Ito, Yukiko – English Language Teaching, 2019
This article outlines a junior high school physical education class which teaches basketball in English using the CLIL framework as a case study. The purpose of the article is to consider how and what students learned from the class through students' class results, basketball skills test, post lesson questionnaire and pre and post lesson teacher…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Junior High School Students, Physical Education, Team Sports